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#A228DA

#a228da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a228da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 15.69% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.69% cyan, 81.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 281.12°, with 70.63% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1426

Complementary

  1. #a228da
  2. #60da28

Split complementary

  1. #a228da
  2. #b9da28
  3. #28da49

Analogous

  1. #4928da
  2. #a228da
  3. #da28b9

Triadic

  1. #a228da
  2. #daa228
  3. #28daa2

Tetradic

  1. #a228da
  2. #da2860
  3. #60da28
  4. #28daa2

Square

  1. #a228da
  2. #da4928
  3. #60da28
  4. #28b9da

Monochromatic

  1. #420f5a
  2. #731b9b
  3. #a228da
  4. #be69e5
  5. #daabf0

Shades

#a228da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a228da
  2. #9224c4
  3. #8220ae
  4. #711c99
  5. #611883
  6. #51146d
  7. #411057
  8. #310c41
  9. #20082c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a228da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a228da
  2. #ab3ede
  3. #b553e1
  4. #be69e5
  5. #c77ee9
  6. #d194ed
  7. #daa9f0
  8. #e3bff4
  9. #ecd4f8
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a228da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a228da
  2. #9f31d1
  3. #9b3ac8
  4. #9842bf
  5. #944bb6
  6. #9154ad
  7. #8e5da4
  8. #8a669b
  9. #876e92
  10. #837789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8456a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b52dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6858d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e48ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a228da {
  color: #a228da;
}
Background
.bg-a228da {
  background-color: #a228da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a228da {
  border: 2px solid #a228da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a228da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 40 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a228da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a228da, #da28b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a228da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 40 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.72 #5dd725 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a228da  rgb(162, 40, 218)  hsl(281, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#60da28  rgb(96, 218, 40)  hsl(101, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#daa228  rgb(218, 162, 40)  hsl(41, 71%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#28daa2  rgb(40, 218, 162)  hsl(161, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green